inpatient

noun

in·pa·tient | \ ˈin-ˌpā-shənt

Definition of inpatient

: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment — compare outpatient

Examples of inpatient in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Plans reviewed by the Plan Commission call for 50 examination rooms and eight procedure rooms, although no inpatient rooms are proposed. — Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 12 Oct. 2021 The need for guidelines for inpatient, residential care, and specialty care is essential for TGE youth to receive equal treatment and access to care. — Dawn Ennis, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021 Some area hospitals had reported suspending employees without pay or temporarily halting elective inpatient procedures due to shortages. — Travis Caldwell, CNN, 1 Oct. 2021 In 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adjusted its inpatient payment methodology to better account for differences in patient severity of illness. — Jesse Ehrenfeld, STAT, 30 Sep. 2021 In 2019, just 33% of inpatient hospitals, and less than half of outpatient facilities, even offered telehealth services. — Chris Molaro, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021 Some locations — including Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton and Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital in Dover — are scheduling fewer nonessential surgeries that require an inpatient stay. — Julie Washington, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2021 After more than a month at Johns Hopkins, much of it spent in intensive care, My’onna transferred to the nearby Kennedy Krieger Institute to begin inpatient therapy. — Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021 The foundation said the money will help roughly 400 workers in the emergency room and inpatient rooms receive a panic button on their badge. — NBC News, 21 Sep. 2021

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